Girish Nadkarni appointed partner, IDFC private equity

Mumbai: IDFC has appointed inance and business professional Girish Nadkarni as partner at IDFC Private Equity.

Nadkarni has two decades of experience in diverse fields like buyouts, corporate finance, treasury and risk management, business strategy, mergers & acquisitions, global financial reporting, taxation and setting up new businesses.

Prior to joining IDFC, Nadkarni was executive vice president (finance and legal) and chief financial officer, and member of executive committee Rallis India Ltd.

His earlier assignments include deputy CFO at Tata Chemicals and vice president at Tata Industries.

At Tata Industries, he was involved in acquisition of VSNL, Hughes Telecom, Escotel Mobile and divestments of Tata's stake in Idea and Tata Honeywell, apart from managing joint venture relationships like Avaya, Honeywell, Ascendas, Cingular, Birla, etc.

He has served on the Boards and Chaired Audit Committees of various Tata companies.